Abstract
This study aims to examine how graffiti in outdoor space is being perceived in the surrounding environment. The experiments were carried out to evaluate the impression one gets toward graffiti from the pedestrian's perspective using images of actually existing large-scale graffiti, and images that combine existing scenery and graffiti. As a result, it was found that graffiti is better tolerated in such bleak looking places with long stretch of inorganic facades than residential areas and maintained places. In addition it was found that men are favorable toward graffiti in general, and women tend to detest violent graffiti. Furthermore, it was found that middle-aged people in their 40's and 50's are strongly aware of graffiti's relation with the surrounding environment than younger people in their 20's.
